Baacroft  Librax> 


Mrr)0r)0  •  t^e •  ^ilw]? •  ©)e0:rr)s. 


"  This  gradual  and  continuotis  progress  of  the  Fhiropean  races  towards  the  Rocky 
Mountains,  has  the  solemnity  of  a  providential  event.  It  is  like  a  deluge  of  men  rising 
unahatedly,  and  daily  driven  onward  by  the  hand  of  God." — De  Tocqueville. 


T^JARIETY  in  occupation  is  tlie  only  rest  that  an  active,  pushing  man  dare 
\/  seek  in  these  times  of  tremendous  competition  and  marvelous  industry. 
Even  his  holiday  must  contribute  to  the  dominant  spirit  of  the  times.  His 
incisive,  but  broad  and  masterly  grasp  on  business  affairs,  marks  all  places  as  his 
own.  His  journeys  from  home  are  enlivened  with  the  anticipation  of  acquisi- 
tion in  the  state  to  which  he  is  come.  He  demands,  not  only  renewed  spirit  and 
strength,  but  profit  as  well :  and  he  is  a  slow  man  indeed  that,  in  these  days,  does 
not  look  forward  to  a  summer  on  his  wheat  farm  in  Kansas,  his  well-stocked 
ranch  on  the  plains,  or  with  his  profitable  investments  in  the  mines  of  Colorado. 
He  comes  from  the  hot,  dusty  cities  of  the  eastern  and  middle  states  to  find  in 
the  cool,  dry,  bracing  air  and  clear  sunlight  of  Colorado  new  life  and  strength, 
and  in  her  mines,  her  ranches,  her  coal  fields,  her  quarries,  all  the  elements  of 
substantial  fortune  that  are  to  be  had  for  putting  out  the  hand  and  laying  hold 
on  them. 

Where  the  Public  Domain  has  not  merged  into  individual  ownership, 
the  beneficient  and  liberal  policy  of  the  National  Government  spreads 
before  him  miles  upon  miles  of  rich  gold  and  silver  veins,  acre  upon 
acre  of  placer  ground  and  gold  washings,  vast  sections  of  coal,  agricul- 
tural and  timber  land,  and  large  quarries  of  magnificent  building  stone, 
*that  only  await  the  coming  of  a  claimant  to  give  their  wealth  into 
his  possession. 

That  the  picture  does  not  exceed  the  reality,  and  that  no  descrip- 
tion can  fairly  describe  the  wonderful  opportunities  that  the  nat- 
ural wealth  of  the  State  offers  to  all  classes  of  people,  is  best 
evidenced  by  the  fact  that  those  who  come  only  to  in- 
vestigate or  sojourn,  stay   to  establish   their  homes  and 
fortunes. 

This  little  work  purports  to  give  the  facts  and 
=>  figures    concerning  only  one  of  the  many 

prosperous  and  successful  cities  of  Colorado, 
and  to  give  only  suoli  facts  of  prog- 
ress as  will  continue  the  vivid  inter- 
est always  felt  in  the  most 
famous    mining   region   of 
the  State. 


Among  the  Silver  Searfts  of  Colorado. 


Georgetown. 

QEORGETOWN,  the  "Silrer  Queen"  of  Colorado,  is  situated  fifty  miles  west 
of  Denver,  at  the  head  of  the  beautiful  and  picturesque  Clear  Creek  Canon 
in  the  centre  of  the  Mineral  Belt  of  the  Rocky  Mountains. 

The  trains  over  the  Colorado  Central,  a  mountain  branch  of  the  Union  Pacific 
Railway,  leave  the  Union  Depot  at  Denver  every  morning  and  afternoon  and  a 
pleasant  ride  of  an  hour,  over  the  most  fertile  and  beautiful  portion  of  the  great, 
gray  plains,  brings  the  traveler  to  the  foot-hills  and  to  the  mouth  of  Clear  Creek 

Canon.  For  some 
ten  miles  the  road 
follows  the  windings 
of  the  Canon.  At 
the  Forks  of  the 
Creek  it  branches, 
one  line  going  to 
Central  City  and  the 
other  to  the  exhaust- 
less  silver  veins  of 
Georgetown. 

About  three  miles 
below  Idaho  Springs, 
the  second  city  i  n 
the  count\',  the  Can- 
on broadens  into  a 
wide  and  beautiful 
valley,  which,  ac- 
cording to  Bayard 
Taylor,  is  the  only 
portion  of  the  Rocky 
Mountains    that,   in 

GEORGETOWN  TEN   YEARS  AGO.  .  .        l^„„„    „^ 

heauty,  bears  resem- 
blance to  the  lovely  vales  that  suddenly  open  to  the  traveler's  view  in  the  rug- 
ged fastness  of  the  Alps. 

The  mountains  are  less  broken  and  smoother  in  outline;  the  rocky,  precipi- 
tous sides  of  the  Canon  give  way  to  a  broad  expanse  of  valley  and  beautiful 
wooded  slopes  of  the  higher  mountains. 

The  land  along  the  stream  is  rich  in  gold,  and  placer  mining  is  carried  on 
with  great  profit  and  to  a  constantly  increasing  extent.  After  leaving  Idaho 
Springs,  Fall  River,  Lawson,  Dumont  and  Empire  station  follow  quickly,  with 
scarce  two  mil^s  between,  each   little   town  an  entrepot  for  the  supplies  and 


4  Among  the  SUver  Seams  of  Colorado. 

distribution  point  for  the  vast  mineral  seams  that  traverse,  in  great  belts,  the 
mountains  that  tower  so  grandly  above  the  towns. 

At  Empire  station  the  steep  sides  of  the  "little  giant,"  Douglas  mountain,  jut 
out  into  the  valley,  turning  it  almost  directly  to  the  south ;  Saxon,  Columbia, 
Griffith,  Democrat  and  Kepublican  mountains  complete  the  chain  and  lift  them- 
selves thousands  of  feet  above  the  beautiful  spot  in  which  Georgetown  is  built. 

It  seems  strange  to  find  in  the  very  heart  of  the  mountains  a  city  of  nearly 
4,000  people — an  active,  busy,  enterprising  place,  where  the  rumbling  of  mills, 
the  blasting  of  mines,  as  the  long  tunnels  and  deep  shafts  are  driven  into  the 
mountains,  and  all  the  elements  of  an  upbuilding  community  disturb  the  quiet  of 
a  land  that  scarce  a  score  of  years  ago  was  known  only  to  geography  and  to 
dreams.  But  now  it  is  36  hours  ride  from  Chicago,  hardly  66  hours  from 
either  seaboard,  while  its  telegraph  and  telephone  communications  make  it  a  fac- 
tor and  partaker  in  the  general  business  and  afiairs  of  the  United  States. 

Built  at  an  altitude  of  8,500  feet,  the  ideal  height  that  assures  an  equable  and 
unsurpassed  climate  the  entire  year ;  with  long,  roomy,  well-kept  streets,  lighted 
with  gas  and  supplied  with  water  mains  and  hydrants ;  with  handsome  resi- 
dences, excellent  hotels,  unsurpassed  mining  and  milling  advantages,  a  large  and 
increasing  general  business  and  trade,  the  Silver  Queen  of  the  Rockies  need  not 
fear  comparison  with  more  favored  places  of  the  older  states. 

But  men  do  not  subdue  distant  commercial  territory  and  build  cities  without  it 
pays ;  the  profits  of  mining  in  Clear  Creek  county  have  been  and  are  so  large 
and  increasing  that  the  world  of  business  looks  more  and  more  to  the  wealth  of 
our  mountains  as  the  investment  of  the  surest  and  largest  returns — and  in  this  is 
the  sufficient  reason  for  the  thrifty  and  wealthy  cities  of  the  mountains. 

The  Tributary  Country. 

to  Y  its  position,  Georgetown  is  the  proper  gateway  to  the  country  south  of  Ar- 
J  gentine  Pass,  into  the  towns  of  Montezuma,  Decatur  and  Chihuahua ;  over 
Loveland  Pass  into  the  Blue  River  region,  and  over  Berthoud  Pass  into  the 
wealthy  ranches,  stock  farms  and  mineral  resources  of  Middle  Park. 

Ease  of  Access. 

7}  LTHOUGH  the  name  of  the  Rocky  Mountains  carries  the  idea  of  inaccessi- 
©  bility,  yet,  notwithstanding  their  great  size,  the  points  that  cannot  be  reached 
by  trail  or  wagon  road  can  be  counted  on  the  fingers.  The  Colorado  Central  rail- 
road follows  the  water  level  of  Clear  Creek  into  the  heart  of  the  mountains,  and 
at  the  virtual  head  of  the  canon,  where  Georgetown  is  situated,  every  part  of  the 
range  is  reached,  not  with  undue  exertion,  but  with  comfort  and  pleasure. 
Mines  of  exceeding  richness  in  both  srold  and  silver  are  found  from  the  base  of 
the  mountain  to  the  pinnacle  that  extends  above  timber  line — in  fact,  one  of  the 
most  valuable  bodies  of  ore  ever  discovered  in  *be  vicinity  of  Georgetown  was 


PEVIL's  gate,  (GEORGETOWN. 


6  Among  the  Silver  Seams  of  Colorado. 

taken  from  a  vein  that  formed  the  very  apex  or  pinnacle  of  the  celebrated  Saxon 
mountain,  not  a  mile  from  the  city  streets,  and  to  this  mine  heavy  machinery  has 
been  delivered  without  any  serious  difficulty. 

The  mountains  are  entirely  free  from  precipitous  gorges  and  canons.  Their 
broad  slopes  offer  no  difficulty  to  travel,  and  wagon  roads  of  easy  grades  traverse 
them  in  every  direction.  The  winter  time  sees  no  stopping  of  the  work,  even  in 
prospecting.  The  snows  that  fall  on  the  lower  slopes  are  very  transient,  and  the 
open  mines  are  worked  with  the  same  facility  as  in  the  summer  time. 

In  this  respect  Georgetown  has  a  tremendous  advantage  over  the  towns  of  the 
San  Juan  and  Gunnison  country,  where  the  working  of  the  mines  is  hindered  by 
tremendous  snowfalls,  and  are  virtually  inaccessible  for  months  in  the  year. 

The  Mountains  as  a  Health.  Resort. 

n^HE  trying  and  uncertain  climate  of  the  Atlantic  and  Middle  states  adds  its 
1  heavy  and  enervating  influence  to  the  business  worry  and  grind  that  is  so  de- 
structive to  the  American  temperament,  but  Colorado  provides  the  remedy.  The 
sensations  attending  an  entrance  into  the  elevated  regions  are  always  pleasant. 
The  dry  atmosphere,  the  warm,  bright  days,  the  cool  nights,  that  are  so  efficient 
in  building  up  wasted  strength,  give  a  tone  and  vigor  to  the  system  that  calls 
every  function  into  healthful  action,  so  that  one  may  fairly  revel  in  the  pleasure 
of  good  health.  Physical  ailments  find  no  encouragement  in  the  bright  sunshine 
and  up-building  climate  of  the  Rocky  Mountains.  The  temperature  of  George- 
town and  its  neighboring  cities  is  remarkable  for  its  evenness,  there  being  less  cold 
weather  in  winter  and  warm  in  summer  than  any  locality  of  less  elevation.  The 
signal  service  reports  gives  the  number  of  entirely  clear  days  in  a  year  at  163, 
fair  days  137,  cloudy  days  13,  stormy  days  52,  with  the  amount  of  precipitation  of 
rain  or  melted  snow  at  15*51  inches. 

Fissure  or  Vein  Mining-. 

r^LEAR  CREEK  COUNTY  contains  450  square  miles,  or   288,000  acres  of 
ground  that  is  practically  devoted  to  mining  tor  gold  and  silver,  of  which  area 
two-thirds  is  tributary  to  Georgetown  for  a  market  and  supply  point. 

All  mineral  deposits  are  superficial,  or  enclosed.  The  former  include  all 
masses  of  metal  found  in  surface  material,  washed  into  the  canons  from  the 
mountains  above,  which  form  the  placer  mines. 

Enclosed  deposits  embrace  lodes,  seams  and  beds,  and  from  these  the  precious 
metals  are  taken  in  large  paying  quantities.  By  far  the  greatest  quantity  is 
taken  from  the  true  fissure  or  vein  mines,  of  which  no  workings,  however  deep  or 
extended,  have  yet  been  able  to  measure  the  extent  and  richness  characteristic  of 
such  mines.  Gold  and  silver  lodes  are  similar,  but  their  location  and  geological 
formations  differ  in  that  gold  lodes  have  their  existence  principally  in  gneiss» 
transition  or  conglomerate  rocks,  while  silver  is  usually  found  in  granite,  trap,^ 
basalt,  and  other  primitive  formations.  How  these  great  fissures  have  been 
formed  and  filled  with  mineral,  all  are  not  agreed,  but  that  their  riches  are  in- 
creasing ^nd  coexistent  at  great  dep^is,  not  onl^  ^re  ^11  agreed,  but  workings- 


Among  ike  Silver  Secam  of  Oolomdo. 


ON   THE  ROAD   TO   BERTHOUD   PASS. 

with  a  depth  of  over  3600  feet  prove  the  continuity  of  the  same  ore  bodies  that 
outcrop  on  the  surface  of  the  mountain.  The  walls  of  the  fissure  vein  are  of  the 
"country  rock,"  which  are  frequently  worn  quite  smooth  by  the  attrition  of  their 
contents.  When  well  defined,  they  have  two  good  walls,  the  upper,  or  "hanging," 
and  the  lower,  or  "foot"  wall.  The  greater  portion  of  the  silver  and  gold  lodes 
haye  a  northeasterly  and  southwesterly  trend,  varying  from  5  to  60  degrees,  and 
from  5  to  200  feet  in  width.  On  the  surface  the  mass  is  to  some  extent  decom- 
posed, and  affected  by  the  elements,  but  at  a  depth  of  40  feet  the  mineral  becomes 
aggregated  and  condensed  into  a  vein  of  greater  richness.  Usually  there  is  but 
one  ore  vein  in  a  fissure,  which  follows  one  or  the  other  wall,  but  there  are  fre- 
quently two  veins,  one  on  each  wall,  and  sometimes  numerous  seams  distributed 
throughout  the  crevice  material,  which  experience  has  proved  generally  unites 
as  depth  is  gained,  into  one  solid  and  distinct  body  of  ore. 
These  are  the  charact«»ristics  of  the  mines  that  surround  G^eorgetown,  and  iu 


B 


Among  the  Silver  Seams  of  Colorado, 


practical  value  have  already  yielded  $34,650,271  to  the  present  time,  as  the 
annexed  table  proves : 


YEAR. 

TOTAIi 

popur.A- 

PER 

NO. 

PER 

GOLD, 

PRODUCT. 

TION. 

CAPITA. 

MINERS. 

CAPITA. 

SILVER. 

1859  to  1864 
inclusive. 

$2,000,000 

1,500 

$1,333 

1,000 

$2,000 

G. 

1865  to  1868 
inclusive. 

182,823 

1,000 

141 

700 

365 

S.  and  G. 

1869 

400,354 

2,000 

200 

800 

500 

« 

1870 

481,354 

2,500 

192 

1,500 

320 

(4 

1871 

869,046 

3,000 

287 

1,500 

579 

U 

1872 

1,503,391 

3,500 

429 

1,700 

884 

u 

1873 

1,259,761 

3,500 

357 

1,700 

741 

ti 

1874 

2,203,947 

4,000 

550 

2,000 

1,101 

(I 

1875 

1,928,161 

4,000 

482 

2,000 

964 

t( 

1876 

1,982,544 

4,500 

440 

2,000 

991 

u 

1877 

2,206,577 

4,500 

490 

2,000 

1,103 

« 

1878 

2,261,105 

5,000 

465 

2,000 

1,130 

u 

1879 

1,967,000 

5,000 

393 

2,000 

983 

11 

1880 

2,994,728 

7,000 

427 

2,500 

1,198 

li 

1881 

2,204,980 

7,000 

314 

2,250 

980 

<i 

1882 

2,304,500 

7,500 

307 

2,000 

1,152 

« 

1883 

2,400,000 

7,500 

320 

2,000 

1,200 

u 

1884 

2,500,000 

8,000 

312 

2,100 

1,190 

1885 

r  3,000,000 

8,000 

375 

2,200 

1,363 

(( 

Total  to  January  1,  1886,  $34,650,271. 

The  table  shows  that  the  average  yearly  product,  per  miner,  from  1859  to  the 
present,  taking  into  account  also  the  immense  losses  caused  by  crude,  imperfect 
reduction,  is  over  $980  per  year,  and  allowing  7,000  as  the  average  population  of 
the  county  from  1859  to  the  present,  it  will  be  seen  that  every  inhabitant  has 
added  about  $5,000  in  actual  money  to  the  wealth  of  the  community — an  average 
surpassed  by  no  place  in  the  world,  with  perhaps  the  single  exception  of  Lead- 
ville. 

It  will  be  noticed  that  the  number  of  miners  dropped  from  about  2,500  in  1880 
to  about  2,000  for  the  years  following  up  to  1884.  This  was  caused  by  the  tre- 
mendous rush  to  Leadville  in  its  palmy  days,  as  that  most  wonderful  camp  drew 
largely,  not  only  from  every  portion  of  the  world,  but  from  every  city,  town  and 
camp  in  Colorado. 

Mills  and  Reduction  Works. 

n^HE  establishment  of  immense  smelting  plants  at  Denver  and  Pueblo,  together 
1  with  the  favorable  prices  paid  by  these  companies  not  only  for  gold  and  sil- 
ver, but  copper,  lead  and  other  metals  found  in  the  mines,  has  given  the  business 
of  smelting  to  the  valley  towns,  but  concentrating  works,  stamp  mills,  sampling 
works  and  other  preliminary  processes  are  on  the  increase  in  Georgetown,  to 
treat  the  tremendous  quantity  of  medium  grade  ores,  that  were  mined  years  ago, 
when  it  was  impracticable  and  impossible  to  save  the  values  that  railroads  and 
improved  treatment  have  added  to  them. 

The  Clear  Creek  or  Corry  City  Mill  is  finely  equipped,  and  has  a  concentrat- 
ing eapadty  of  40  tons  per  day. 


UOUWr  OF  THS  HOLY  CB08S,  SEEN  FBOM  ORAY^S  PEAK. 


10  Among  the  Silver  Seams  of  Colorado. 

The  Stanton  Engineering  Company  have  converted  the  old  Farwell  Reduction 
Works  into  a  concentrating  mill.  The  improved  plant  treats  over  100  tons  per 
day. 

The  Florence  Mill  is  a  well-eq.uipped  concentrator,  working  on  custom  ores. 

The  Terrible  Mill  is  the  property  of  the  famous  mine  of  the  same  name,  and 
works  exclusively  on  the  product  of  the  Terrible  group  of  mines. 

The  last  named  mills  each  have  a  capacity  of  over  30  tons  per  day. 

The  Stevens  mill  is  also  a  concentrator,  working  on  custom  ore. 

The  Republican  Mountain  Consolidated  Mining  Company  and  the  Colorado 
Central  Consolidated  Mining  Company  have  large  mills  in  contemplation,  to  be 
used  for  the  treatment  of  the  product  of  their  mines. 

With  these  works  constantly  in  operation,  Georgetown  handles,  by  preliminary 
treatment,  a  total  of  several  hundred  tons  per  day,  and  yet  this  great  capacity 
is  hardly  adequate  to  handle  the  great  bodies  of  ores  now  mined  and  awaiting 
treatment. 

Ore  Markets. 

tN  addition  to  mills  and  reduction  works,  the  great  number  of  sampling  works 
and  ore  markets  form  a  virtual  Board  of  Trade,  where  ore  is  sold  by  sample 
to  the  highest  bidders,  just  as  wheat,  corn  and  agricultural  products  are  sold  on 
eastern  Exchanges. 

The  .  Boston  &  Colorado  Smelting  Works,  the  largest  smelting  plant  in  the 
world,  the  Grant  Smelter,  both  of  Denver,  the  Golden  Smelter,  of  Golden,  the 
Pueblo  Smelting  Company,  of  Pueblo,  G.  W.  Hall  &  Co.,  the  Public  Ore  Market 
(Duncan  &  Wheeler)  and  Miners  Sampling  Works  (Billings  &  Co.)  are  all  estab- 
lished agencies  and  active  bidders  for  all  ores  brought  into  market. 

Ore  SMpments. 

JUHE  shipments  of  ore,  in  car-load  lots,  from  Georgetown  and  Silver  Plume 
1  vary  from  80  to  100  cars  per  month,  the  value  of  the  mineral  being  from 
1100,000  to  $150,000. 

Q-eorgetown  as  a  Home. 

N  a  foundation  of  inexhaustible  mineral  wealth,  with  its  increasing  assur- 
ances of  permanency,  the  people  whose  enterprise  and  industry  has  built 
a  city,  built  not  only  for  the  time,  but  as  a  place  of  continued  and  established  res- 
idence. 

The  bright  sunshine,  the  pure  atmosphere,  the  mountain  breeze,  the  cool,  dew- 
less  nights,  render  life  in  this  portion  of  the  Rockies  a  pleasurable  and  inspirit- 
ing existence.  During  the  winter  the  temperature  is  even  less  severe  and  more 
equable  than  the  winters  of  Denver,  the  city  of  the  finest  climate  on  the  conti- 
nent. The  snow-fall  is  so  light  that  sleighing  and  winter  sports  are  almost  un- 
known, while  the  winter  season  by  no  means  interferes  with  the  mining  industry. 

The  Public  SctLools. 

UR  public  school  system  is  not  excelled  in  efficiency  and  thoroughness.     The 
pride  of  schools  is  the  great  dominant  feature  of  Colorado  people,  and  every 


Among  the  Silver  Seams^of  Oolerado.  11 

town,  it  matters  not  how  remote,  is  supplied  with  the  very  best  of  instruction,  as 
that  is  regarded  as  the  essential  element  necessary  to  the  peaceful  and  intelligent 
growth  of  every  community.  The  public  school  building  of  Georgetown  is  an 
ornament  to  any  city,  while  its  equipment  has  been  completed  with  only  excel- 
lence in  view. 

The  Ctiiirclies.  ; 

fHE  existence  of  a  spirit  that  is  not  wholly  commercial  and  devoted  to  money 
getting,  but  pays  a  thorough  respect  to  broader  and  more  vital  topics,  is  a 
compliment  to  the  worth  of  any  people.  The  preponderance  of  the  church-going 
element  is  the  best  evidence  of  such  a  feeling.  The  First  Presbyterian  Church, 
the  Methodist  Episcopal,  Grace  Church  (Episcopal),  St.  Joseph's  (Catholic)  and 
the  Swedish  (Lutheran),  each  owning  a  commodious  and  desirable  place  of  wor- 
ship and  commanding  large  and  influential  congregations,  are  a  tribute  to  the 
moral  and  right  living  principles  of  our  citizens.  In  addition,  St.  Joseph's 
Church  maintains  a  large  parochial  school,  in  buildings  of  its  own,  and  a  mag- 
nificent hospital  is  the  practical  form  that  the  charity  of  this  church  has  taken. 

The  Water  Supply. 

n^HE  Clear  Creek  Water  Company  brings  its  supply  from  Clear  Lake.  The 
1  large  supply  pipe  from  the  natural  reservoir,  with  a  fall  of  270  feet,  distrib- 
utes the  water  through  the  miles  of  mains,  with  a  pressure  of  from  50  to  120 
pounds  to  the  square  inch.  "Fire  pressure"  will  discharge  306  gallons  per  min- 
ute to  each  fire  plug,  where  as  many  as  six  are  used.  The  supply  is  ample  for  a 
city  of  many  thousands,  while  in  quality  Georgetown  enjoys  the  best  water  of  any 
city  in  the  state. 

Gas  Works. 

n^HE  Georgetown  Gas  Company  has  a  plant  with  a  capacity  of  20,000  feet  per 
1  day,  and  have  lately  put  in  a  new  process  for  the  manufacture  of  water  gas, 
at  a  large  expense.  The  mains  are  distributed  over  the  entire  city,  while  the 
public  lamps  are  at  such  frequent  intervals  as  to  light  the  streets  thoroughly. 

Hotels. 

ISITORS  to  a  town  are  apt  to  measure  it  by  the  excellence  of  its  hotel  accom- 
modations.    In  this  respect  the  Barton  House  is  first-class  in  all  appoint-  , 
ments,  while  the  Hotel  de  Paris,  Ennis  House  and  City  Hotel  cater  to  a  large            \ 
and  excellent  class  of  trade. 

Banking  Institutions.  -  .  i  -^^ 

7]  MONG  the  strongest  institutions  in  Central  Colorado  are  the  Bank  of  Clear 
©     Creek  County,  C.  R.  Fish,  president,  and  J.  M.  Copeland,  cashier,  and  the  | 

Bank  of  Georgetown,  J.  F.  Tucker,  president,  and  Henry  Seifried,  cashier. 
The  immense  amount  of  business  transacted  by  each  shows  the  esteem  and  confi  - 
dence  of  the  community  in  them. 


12  Among  the  Silver  Seams  of  Colorado. 

Newspapers. 

r^  EORGETOWN  supports  two  excellent  weekly  newspapers — the  Courier, 
established  in  1877,  issued  every  Thursday,  and  the  Miner,  established  in 
1867,  issued  every  Saturday.  Both  of  these  papers  raake  a  specialty  of  raining 
news,  and  each  employs  competent  men  to  edit  this  particular  department.  All 
items  of  interest  concerning  new  discoveries,  mines  coming  into  market  as  pro- 
ducers, and  the  general  condition  of  the  mines,  are  made  the  distinguishing  part 
of  each  week's  issue,  while  the  editors  are  pleased  ai  all  times  to  answer  any  com- 
munications directed  to  them,  concerning  the  town  or  the  mines  in  its  vicinity. 

The  Arbitrator  is  a  recent  weekly  publication,  devoted  to  the  interests  of  labor, 
which  is  meeting  with  a  cordial  and  intelligent  support. 

At  Silver  Plume,  but  two  miles  distant  from  Georgetown,  is  the  Silver  Standard, 
weekly,  a  wide-awake  publication  devoted  to  the  interests  of  the  town  and  sur- 
rounding mines. 

Green  and  Clear  Lakes. 

r7 AGING  to  the  south,  Leavenworth  mountain  seems  to  point  thus  far  and  no 
further ;  but  a  noisy,  rushing  stream  invites  you  to  the  left,  and  around  the 
sharp  point  that  Leavenworth  and  Alpine  mountains  have  thrown  over  the  way, 
as  though  jealous  of  the  beauties  they  still  held  unrevealed,  opens  a  magnificent 
roadway  that  leads  to  the  summit  of  the  range.  Up,  through  the  broad  slopes 
where  the  mountains  join,  now,  close  to  the  cliffs,  and  again,  on  the  level  ground, 
bending  and  conforming  to  the  way  of  the  hills,  the  majesty  of  the  nearing  range 
holds  the  view.  But  there  are  beauties  that  the  impetuous,  tell-tale  stream  is 
trying  loudly  to  proclaim,  and  impatient  lest,  on  the  way  to  the  range,  the  lovely 
lakes  that  give  it  birth  should  be  passed  over.  It  frets  and  foams  and  rushes  by 
the  immense  boulders  that  impede  its  way  and  break  it  into  continuous  cataracts 
and  cascades  of  sparkling  water,  too  full  and  excessive  not  to  be  noticed,  until 
the  road  leads  to  the  left.  With  sharp  grades  and  quick  turns,  over  the  wooded 
knoll,  through  an  avenue  of  heavy  pine  trees,  Green  Lake  spreads  before  you  in 
all  its  mystic  beauty  and  soundless  calm,  secure  in  its  height  of  ten  thousand  feet 
over  and  above  the  stream  of  fret  and  worry  of  the  work-a-day  world — a  picture 
of  exquisite  loveliness,  which  words  have  no  compass  to  describe,  caught  up  and 
held  by  the  rugged  majesty  of  the  mountains,  its  beauty  subdues  and  softens  the 
great  heart  of  the  Rockies,  and  gives  a  touch  of  tenderness  and  watchfulness  to 
the  great  peaks  that  guard  its  loveliness. 

On  the  near  shore  stands  comfortable  and  convenient  houses,  a  good  wharf  well 
supplied  with  boats,  while  its  serene  and  untroubled  depths  give  a  home  to  thou- 
sands of  the  mountain  trout. 

While  the  lake  is  clear  and  translucent,  clearer  than  any  simile  of  crystal  can 
express,  the  basin  that  holds  it  is  green,  the  sand  is  green,  the  moss  that  clings 
to  the  rocks  or  idly  floats  to  the  sport  of  the  ripples,  is  green,  and  even  the  tiny 
dro^s  that  fall  from  the  feathering  oar  bear  the  same,  inexplainable  tinge  that 
has  given  this  wondrous  lake  its  name. 

Just  beyond  the  further  shore  of  the  lake  is  the  Battle  Ground  of  the  Gods, 


14  Among  the  Silver  Yearns  of  Oolorado. 

where  great  bowlders,  cast  down  from  the  surroundins:  peaks,  lay  as  though 
hurled  by  the  wrath  of  warring  powers. 

Always  beautiful,  yet  it  is  only  in  the  declining  hours  of  the  day  that  Green 
Lake  gives  a  gleam  of  its  spectral  and  wondrous  depths.  Then,  through  its  clear 
waters,  is  seen  the  buried  forest,  witn  its  stately  trees  turned  to  stone,  still  erect, 
but  the  tall  heads  and  branches  that  once  bended  pnly  to  the  mountain  breeze, 
now  lie  in  the  depths  of  the  lake  in  the  unutterable  stillness  of  the  dead. 

Only  a  few  rods  to  the  south,  across  the  Battle  Ground  of  the  Gods,  is  Clear 
Lake,  the  contrast  and  antithesis  of  Green  Lake.  Its  icy  cold  waters,  so  white 
and  clear,  give  no  suggestion  of  the  marvelous  play  and  change  of  color  of  its 
neighbor  on  the  north. 

As  was  said,  from  Clear  Lake  comes  the  city  supply  of  water.  Lying  just  be- 
low timber  line,  fed  by  the  snows  of  the  peaks  on  the  range,  it  is  a  reservoir  that 
the  greatest  engineer  could  not  better  have  conceived  or  located. 

To  Argentine  Pass. 

It  is  not  easy  to  part  from  the  lakes,  but  there  is  still  another  wonder.  Behind 
the  great  mountain  to  the  west  lays  the  road  over  Argentine  Pass — the  highest 
traveled  road  in  the  world,  over  13,000  feet  above  the  waters  of  the  sea. 

At  the  foot  of  the  canon,  to  the  right  of  Green  Lake,  on  the  road  ap- 
proaching the  range,  is  the  famous  Colorado  Central  mine,  which  has  produced 
$2,000,000.  It  has  an  underground  development  of  over  six  miles  in  drifts,  tun- 
nels, shafts  and  all  the  wondrous  ways  of  exploitation  known  to  the  practical 
miner.  On  the  outside  is  the  tremendous  mill  building,  filled  with  ponderous 
machinery,  driving  the  power  drills  that,  hundreds  upon  hundreds  of  feet  away 
in  the  tunnels,  are  still  opening  new  riches  in  this  inexhaustible  mountain  of 
treasure. 

But  here  is  merely  the  starting  point  for  the  upward  climb.  The  road  is  up- 
ward and  upward  until  all  height  seems  overcome,  and  the  broadway  of  Argen- 
tine Pass  seepas  to  assure  that  ultimate  distance  has  been  conquered.  In  close 
proximitj^  to  the  pass,  in  a  region  of  almost  perpetual  snow,  are  the  Johnson, 
Independence,  Mint,  Bullion  and  other  mines  that  have  together  produced  hun- 
dreds of  thousands  of  dollars  in  precious  metals.  The  straight  descent  of  the 
further  slope  leads  down  to  the  rich  mines  of  Chihuahua,  Montezuma,  Decatur, 
and  the  ffimoilS  Horse  Shoe  Region,  rendered  memorable  by  the  thrilling  story 
of  "The  Led  Horse  Claim."  Still  further  on  are  the  gold  fields  of  Summit  and 
the  inviting  country  that  compasses  the  waters  of  the  Blue. 

But  all  height  has  not  been  accomplished.  The  kingdoms  that  make  a  world 
are  beneath  the  feet,  but  on  the  right  is  something  still  higher,  grander,  greater — 
as  near  15,000  feet  towers  Gray's  Peak,  the  Continental  Grown. 

Back  to  Georgetown,  and  again  disregarding  the  sentinel  aspect  of  Leaven- 
worth, the  Union  Pacific  Railway,  on  the  south  boundary  of  the  city,  turns 
sharply  to  the  west,  giving  a  view  of  Bridal  Veil  Falls,  and  then  as  quickly  to 
the  south  where     - 


Among  the  SUvei'  Seams  of  Colorado.  15 

The  Famous  Knot  in  a  Railroad, 

Depicted  on  the  cover  of  this  pamphlet,  has  proven  that  even  the  mountains  of 
Colorado  hold  no  impossibles  for  brilliant,  determined  engineers.  Passing  above 
west  Clear  Creek,  with  just  a  glimpse  of  the  picturesque  bridge  that  spans  Devil's 
Gate,  the  road  runs  under  the  great  viaduct  and  rises  and  rises  until  you  have 
left  the  city  hundreds  of  feet  below  and  to  the  north,  but,  with  a  sudden  turn,  it 
is  again  seen,  with  the  train,  this  time,  rushing  toward  the  city  and  still  climb- 
ing; again  a  turn  to  the  east;  now  down  ninety  feet  below  is  the  track  just 
passed  ;  away  again  on  the  further  side  of  the  mountain;  again  crossing  to  the 
west  side;  suddenly  turning  east,  until  the  "Big  Fill,"  76  feet  high — too  sharp  a 
curve  for  a  bridge — has  given  another  circle  to  the  track ;  then,  with  a  turn  to 
the  west,  'round  the  slope  of  McClellan  mountain  ;  still  another  view  of  George- 
town, with  all  the  tracks  in  view,  each  seeming  to  have  no  relation  to  its  neigh- 
bor, until  another  valley  in  the  mountains  discloses  the  pretty  village  of  Silver 
Plume — Georgetown's  liveliest  neighbor  and  firmest  friend.  It  is  but  two  miles 
distant  in  a  direct  line,  yet  four  miles  of  railway  is  necessary  to  span  the  distance 
at  practical  grades,  which  it  does  by  going  up,  coming  back  on  itself,  tying  a 
knot  and  performing  gyrations  beside  which  a  lamp  post,  seen  through  convivial 
glasses,  is  a  staid  and  sober  creation. 

But  scarcely  less  wonderful  than  the  turnings  and  twistings  of  the  road  is  the 
tramway  that  conveys  the  ores  from  the  Pay  Rock  mine  to  the  Florence  Mill. 
It  seems  to  start  right  from  the  railroad,  and  one  araaztd  traveler,  after  passing 
the  loop,  expected  the  train  to  be  loaded  upon  the  tramway  and  merrily  lifted  to 
the  top  of  the  hill. 

The  Pay  Rock  is  developed  by  over  10,000  feet  of  workings  and  has  paid  to 
date  over  $750,000. 

The  immense  altitude  of  600  feet  for  only  two  miles  distance,  between  Silver 
Plume  and  Georgetown,  lifts  the  train  to  another  bench  of  the  canon  and  thence 
by  easy  grades  Graymont,  the  terminus  and  outfitting  point  for  Gray's  Peak, 
eight  miles  from  Georgetown,  is  reached. 

Gray's  Peak. 

n^HIS  is  the  highest  mountain,  save  Blanca,  in  the  State.  It  is  not  rough  and 
1  chasmed,  but  is  preserved  in  geological  entirety,  which  make  its  masses 
seem  greater.  The  trail  from  Graymont  is  so  plain  and  direct  that  it  cannot  be 
missed ;  it  is  carried  backward  and  forward  to  the  very  crest,  14,441  feet  above 
the  level  of  the  sea,  giving  a  view  that  locates  every  park  in  the  state  and  follows 
rivers  from  the  source  to  the  mouth.  Only  one  such  view  is  afforded,  for  Pike's 
Peak  and  southern  Blanca  are  the  only  points  that  "dare  invade  its  supreme  do- 
main. 

Developed  Mines. 

TN  all  directions  from  Georgetown  lay  mines  of  exceeding  richness  and  large 
production,  but  the  few  miles  intervening  between  Georgetown,  Silver  Plume 

and  Bakerville  have  proven  especially  rich  in  gold  and  silver  ores. 
The  Terrible,  with  its  tremendous  mill  and  machinery,   with  an  output  of 


16  Among  the  SUver  Seams  of  Cblorado. 

$3,500,000;  the  Diamond  Tunnel  properties,  with  a  product  of  $500,000  to  their 
credit,  and  the  adjoining  Baltimore  properties  with  $800,000  as  a  return  for  the 
faith  in  them  ;  the  Seven-Thirty  with  its  surface  area  of  100  acres  and  a  record 
of  $1,000,000,  with  a  monthly  increase  of  $10,000 ;  the  Pelican-Dives  with  a  pro- 
duction of  $4,000,000  to  account  for  its  immense  development ;  the  Mendota, 
opened  by  the  Victoria  tunnel,  1088  feet  in  length,  with  a  product  of  $259,471.00 
during  the  past  six  years  ;  the  Stevens  with  $750,000  as  an  output,  and  each  and 
every  one  of  these  properties  working  large  and  increasing  forces  of  men,  adding 
heavier  machinery  as  depth  demands,  is  a  record  on  which  Georgetown  is  proud 
to  place  itself  as  one  of  the  most  successful  mining  towns  in  the  United  States. 

The  mentioned  properties  constitute  only  one  group  of  the  immense  number 
tributary  to  Georgetown.  The  great  Freeland,  on  Trail  Creek,  has  a  credit  of 
$1,500,000,  and  in  view  of  the  city  is  the  Magnet-Sequel  $250,000,  the  Astor 
Group  $250,000,  the  Cliff  $80,000,  the  Fred  Eogers  $300,000,  the  Griffith  $200,- 
000,  the  Benton  $200,000,  the  Red  Elephant  $500,00C,  and  the  Jo.  Reynolds 
$200,000.  There  are  still  scores  of  mines  in  this  county  producing  monthly  from 
two  to  five,  ten,  twenty  and  even  thirty  thousand  dollars,  that  to  enumerate 
would  only  cumulate  the  record. 

Intelligent  development  and  rightly  directed  capital  have  placed  $35,000,000  to  the 
credit  of  Clear  Creek  County,  to  which  is  constantly  being  added  over  $2,000,000  per 
year.  Hundreds  of  undeveloped  veins,  acres  of  ground  yet  unbroken,  with  the  advantage 
of  cheap  reduction,  low  transportation,  experienced  labor  and  enlarged  market  and  de- 
mand, only  await  the  intelligent  investment  of  capital  to  bring  about  still  greater  results 
from  the  inexhaustible  riches  of  the  silver  mines  tributary  to  Georgetovm. 

Westward,  TtLrough.  Bertlioiid  Pass. 

T\  RGENTINE,  the  lakes,  the  tremendous  mineral  wealth,  the  famous  Loop 

and  the  sublimity  of  Gray's  Peak  have  been  reviewed,  but  the  grand  "country 

tributary  to  Georgetown  must  yet  be  visited — over  Berthoud  Pass  into  the  Park. 

Leaving  Georgetown  and  turning  north,  a  well  built  road  marks  the  way 
over  Union  Pass  that  separates  Douglas  and  Columbia  mountains,  leading  into 
the  beautiful  valley  in  which  the  cosy  and  thriving  village  of  Empire,  four  miles 
north  of  Georgetown,  is  situated.  The  hills  to  the  north  and  east  of  Empire  are 
one  mass  of  gold-bearing  mineral.  For  years  and  years  sluicing  and  placer  min- 
ing has  been  carried  on  with  enormous  profits,  and  as  depth  is  gained  it  is  found 
that  the  free  gold,  in  the  overlying  debris  on  the  mountain  sides,  condenses  and 
aggregates  into  rich,  gold-bearing  lodes.  The  Pioneer,  Tenth  Legion  and 
Benton  are  among  the  extensively  worked  properties. 

From  Empire  the  route  is  due  west  along  the  water  level  of  Clear  Creek;  on 
either  hand  rise  the  tremendous  mountains,  covered  from  base  to  summit  with  a 
thick  growth  of  magnificent  pine  timber,  with  their  mineral  resources  yet  un- 
touched, but  in  indication  and  promise  offering  unsurpassed  opportunities  to  the 
miner.  The  snowy  peaks  come  nearer ;  the  road  winds  upward  to  the  summit  of 
the  continental  range ;  about  midway  a  great  bend,  with  a  road  branching  to 
the  west,  opens  the  way  to  Daily  District,  which,  in  so  far  as  it  has  been  ex- 
plored, produces  the  richest  ore  in  veins  of  almost  incredible  size  and  strength. 


18  Among  the  Silver  Seams  of  Colorado. 

This  is  but  one  of  the  many  regions  that  the  miner,  energetic  as  he  is,  has  been 
compelled  to  leave  almost  unvisited,  simply  for  the  reason  that  it  is  beyond  the 
power  of  any  one  community  to  explore,  much  less  utilize  the  wealth  of  mineral 
resources  that  is  present  on  every  hand.  Before  long  it  will  come  into  prom- 
inence, but  to-day  it  is  a  section  of  untouched  opportunities. 

Bending  now,  almost  to  the  east,  but  still  upward  and  onward,  the  summit  of 
the  range  is  reached  ;  the  anticipated  new  country  has  become  a  reality  ;  to  the 
right  hand  is  the  grand  dome  of  Flora  Mountain ;  to  the  north  lie  the  massive 
peaks  of  James  and  Long,  while  to  the  south  and  east  are  to  be  seen  Mount  Rosa- 
lie, Evans,  Irwin's  and  Gray's  peaks,  the  largest  of  the  entire  range  and  all  within 
the  boundaries  of  Clear  Creek  CoUnty.  Here  is  the  limit  of  the  Atlantic  country  ; 
its  broad  empire  goes  no  further;  the  sharp,  dividing  line  is  almost  visible ;  the 
Pacific  country  becomes  dominant  and  under  its  protection  the  tiny  stream  that 
comes  from  the  snow  bank  on  the  pass,  takes  its  course  down  the  gentler  western 
slope,  gathering  in  force  and  volume  until,  in  the  bed  of  the  park,  it  assumes  the 
habitation  and  name  of  the  Fraser — one  of  the  well  known  rivers  of  the  famous 
park. 

Middle  Park. 

KYTjIDDLE  PAEK  holds  within  itself  the  possibilities  of  a  separate  kingdom, 
/  its  area  of  4000  square  miles  is  girdled  by  the  snowy  range  on  the  east 
the  north  and  south,  while  to  the  west  it  opens  into  the  broad  plains  of  the  west- 
ern tier  of  Colorado  counties. 

The  surface  is  diversified  with  gently  rolling  hills  with  alternating  stretches  of 
grass  covered  valleys.  It  is  watered  by  the  considerable  streams  of  the  Grand 
and  Fraser  rivers,  to  which  are  tributary  innumerable  small  brooks  and  creeks, 
The  Fraser  has  its  rise  in  the  range,  and  some  twenty  miles  into  the  park  joins 
the  Grand  River,  which  rises  to  the  north-east,  in  the  grandest  body  of  water  in 
Colorado — Grand  Lake. 

The  hay  and  agricultural  lands  along  the  streams  are  rapidly  preempted  and 
the  grazing  lands  support  thousands  of  beef  and  stock  cattle. 

The  principle  settlements  are  Grand  Lake,  the  county  seat,  about  fifty  miles 
northwest  of  Georgetown,  on  the  shores  of  the  Lake  of  that  name.  Twenty  miles 
to  the  south-west  is  Hot  Sulphur  Springs,  which,  as  its  name  implies,  is  the  loca- 
tion of  a  number  of  springs,  coming  out  from  the  foot  of  Mount  Bross  and  falling 
into  a  natural  basin.  The  waters  contain  most  valuable  medicinal  properties  and 
are  a  specific  for  many  diseases. 

H-antiiig-  and  FisMng-  Grounds. 

ON  the  wooded  slopes  along  the  Grand,  Fraser,  Blue  and  Troublesome  rivers 
5  is  an  abundance  of  game,  while  the  streams  are  all  filled  with  mountain  trout 
in  endless  variety,  and  the  finest  game  fish  in  the  world.  In  the  heavy  timber  is 
found  bear  and  mountain  lion.  Elk  are  seen  in  herds  of  hundreds,  while  ante- 
lope, deer  and  mountain  sheep  are  brought  by  the  wagon  load  to  markets  of  the 
mountain  and  valley  towns. 

As  a  fishing  ground,  the  waters  of  the  Park  have  no  equal,  and  sportsmen  who 
delight  in  the  rod  and  line  go  in  great  numbers  every  summer  for  a  never-failing 
supply  of  mountain  trout. 


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19 


A    ROCKY    MOUNTAIN  NOOK. 

Mineral  Wealtli. 

OOT  only  favored  in  climate,  soil,  grazing,  agricultural  and  coal  lands,  as  the 
y  basis  of  its  future  wealth.  Middle  Park  is  also  rich  in  mineral  deposits  of 
vast  extent  that  only  await  the  completion  of  the  railroad  to  add  their  riches  to 
Colorado's  increasing  output.  Besides  the  discovered  veins  and  lodes  of  proved 
value,  the  sands  on  the  Willow  Creek  and  other  streams  contiguous  to  the  town 
of  Grand  Lake,  are  particularly  rich  in  gold,  and  each  year  are  more  and  more 
extensively  worked. 

The  formation  around  Grand  Lake  is  identical  with  that  of  the  famous  carbon- 
ate district  at  Leadville.  Experienced  miners,  backed  by  capital,  are  exploring 
the  deposits  with  encouraging  results,  which  will  add  another  vast  district  to  the 
wealth  of  Central  Colorado. 


20  Among  the  Silver  Seams  of  Colorado. 

Conclusion. 

WHILE  gaining  a  constantly  increasing  trade  from  the  grazing  and  ranch 
lands  of  Middle  Park,  the  chief  industry  of  Georgetown,  and  that  upon 
which  it  bases  its  claim  to  favorable  notice  and  attention,  is  its  unexcelled 
mining  wealth  and  opportunities  for  investment 

Taking  the  ratio  of  success  in  other  branches  of  trade  throughout  the  country, 
there  is  a  less  number  of  failures  in  Silver  Mining  than  in  any  other  biisiness; 
while,  if  the  same  economy,  practical  energy  and  close  attention  that  is  paid  to 
other  business,  were  paid  to  mining  in  detail,  the  ratio  of  success  would  be  largely  in 
favor  of  legitimate  gold  and  silver  mining. 

It  is  poor  policy  for  a  man  living  in  the  east  to  buy  stock  in  any  mine  without 
he  knows  the  facts  upon  which  to  base  his  investment.  Colorado  has  suffered 
more  from  "investments  afar-oiF"  than  any  State  in  the  Union.  But  a  personal 
investigation  of  the  country,  a  personal  visit  to  its  cities  and  mines,  a  personal 
knowledge  of  the  district  where  monies  are  asked  for  investment,  will  convince 
any  investor  that  Colorado  has  solid  and  enduring  claims  to  consideration. 

Fair  play  is  a  principle  in  the  "land  of  sunshine  and  silver."  If  "words  of 
inventive  wit"  have  persuaded  to  unfortunate  investments ;  if  too  highly  colored 
prospectus  have  drawn  unwarranted  attention  ;  if  the  tremendous  daily  out-put 
of  certain  mines  has  engendered  a  fever  of  unfruitful  speculation,  it  must  be 
remembered  that  the  gaudy  bait  for  gudgeons  was  prepared  by  "mining  experts" 
from  the  east — as  instance  that  certain  editor  who  allowed  a  carbonate  deposit,  of 
measurable  capacity,  to  be  capitalized  into  the  millions  ;  or,  that  other  theoret- 
ical miner,  whose  brilliant  report  led  to  the  sudden  snuffing  out  of  the  fame  of  a 
politician,  once  an  accredited  minister  at  the  Court  of  St.  James. 

Theoretical  miners  have  been  able  to  see  more  in  Colorado  mines  than  the 
most  enthusiastic  prospector 'would  dare  to  claim,  and  there  have  been  owners  of 
such  extreme  sensibility  that  they  would  fail  to  dispel  the  illusion  with  the 
actual  facts. 

But  mining  is  now  no  longer  a  speculation.  The  elements  of  commercial 
wealth,  transportation,  reduction,  thorough  exploitation,  rightly  enter  into  every 
investment,  large  or  small. 

And  because  Georgetown  has  established  herself  on  an  enduring  basis ;  because 

she  has  succeeded  in  demonstrating  the  real  wealth  of  her  mines ;  because  she  is 

aware  of  the  great  opportunities  whose  development  must  still  add  to  her  growth 

and  prosperity,  is  the  reason  that  she  holds  out  cordial  welcome  to  those  who 

come  to  sojourn  or  to  reside  in  her  midst. 

THE  "COURIER." 
Georgetown,  Colorado,  June,  1886. 


-^J'DlRECTORY  OF  GEORGETOWN.^* 


Schools. 
Public  and  High  School. 
Sisters  School, 

Churc?ies. 

Grace  Episcopal, 
Presbyterian, 
Methodist  Episcopal, 
Catholic, 

Swedish  Lutheran. 
Hospital. 
The  Sisters'  Hospital. 
Fire  Department. 
Georgetown  Fi  re  &  Hose  Co., 
Hope  Hose  Co., 
Alpine  Hose  Co. 
Star  Hook  and  Ladder  Co. 

Stage  Lines. 
Georgetown  &  Middle  Park, 
Georgetown  &  Empire. 

Places  of  Amusement. 
McClellan  Opera  House, 
Georgetown  Rink. 

Newspapers. 
"Georgetown  Courier," 
"Colorado  Miner," 
"The  Arbitrator"  (labor). 
Oas  and  Water  Companies. 
Clear  Creek  Water  Co., 
Georgetown  Gas  Co. 

Telegraph  and  Telephone. 
W.  U.  Telegraph  Co., 
Colorado  Telephone  Co. 

Bailroads. 
Colorado  Central, 
Georgetown,  B.  &  L. 

Hotels. 
Barton  House, 
Hotel  de  Paris, 
City  Hotel, 
Ennis  House, 
Star  Hotel. 

Boarding  Houses. 
Georgetown  House, 
Woodward  House, 
Cottage  Inn, 
St.  Andrews  House, 
Doyle  House. 

Ore  Buyers. 
Public  Ore  Market, 
Miners  Sampling  Works, 
Geo.  W.  Hall  &  Co. 
Concentrating  and  Sampling. 
Stanton  Engineering  Co. 
Florence  Mill. 
Terrible  Mill, 
Clear  Creek  Mill, 
Corry  Mill, 
Kocky  Mountain  Mill. 

Lumber 
G.  W.  Hall  &  Co., 
David  Wilson. 

Saddlery. 
H.  O.  Button. 

Abstract  Office. 
Sayr  &  Parnielee. 

8i)orting  Goods. 
John  A.  Monis. 


U.  S.  Dep.  Mineral  Surveyors. 

Wheat  on  &  Chase, 

Geo.  E.  Marsh, 

F.  A.  Maxwell, 

K.  L.  N.  Foster, 

M,  T.  Morrell, 

11.  W.  Steele. 

Attorneys  at  Law. 

R.  S.  Morrison, 

Fillius  &  Bullls, 

Chas.  C.  Post, 

John  A.  Coulter, 

A.  K.  White, 

L.  H.  Shepard, 

William  B.  Hood, 

W.  T.  Hughes. 

Cfesar  A.  Roberts, 

Luke  Palmer. 

T.  J.  Cantlon. 

7'ailors. 

Jacob  Snetzer, 

Morris  Tishler, 

James  McDonald. 
Barbers. 

C.  A.  Townsend, 

Theodore  King, 

W.  Townsend. 

Ckml  and  Grain. 

Phil.  Fillius, 

Chas.  B.  Bullock. 

Livery  Stables. 

A.  R.  Kinney, 

Mileham  &  Balfour, 
Dentists, 

R.  B.  Welser, 

W.  W,  Dunning. 

Physicians, 

R.  J.  Collins, 

W.  A.  Jayne, 

J.  J.  Lutze. 

W.  J.  Eagles. 

Provisions. 

George  Pease, 

Z.  Kalbaugh, 

John  Cowen. 

Millinery. 

Miss  K.  Pulis  &  Co. 

Mrs.  J.  C.  DeVotie. 
Blacksmiths. 

A.  H.  Colburn, 

M.  V.  Wright, 

Grocers. 

C.  W.  Pollard  &  Co.. 

L.  D.  Tlmmons, 

J.  F.  &  A.  C.  Tucker, 

Henry  Knelsel, 

Spruance  &  Hutchinson, 
;  Frank  P.  Stewart. 
j        Boot  and  Shoe-Makers. 
\  Jacob  Oaks, 
j  C.  Johnson, 
I  A.  Dickinson, 

Henry  Schwartz. 

Painter's  and  Paper  Hangers. 

William  Youngson, 

George  Cary, 

Frank  Hamilton, 

Geo.  W.  Stewart, 

R.  Coe. 

S.  D.  Faurot. 


PUotographer. 
Alexaiider  Martin. 
Druggists. 
Forbes  &  Stromberg, 
E.  S.  Wright. 

News  and  Book  Deale, 
Frank  J.  Wood. 

Dry  Goods  and  Clothi, 
Samuel  Strousse, 
Louis  Cohen, 
Jacob  Hepner. 

Jewelei's. 
J.  S.  Gates  &  Co., 
Evans  &  Glrton, 
E.  S.  Wright. 

Musical  Instrument^ 
C.  C.  Churchill. 

Restaurants. 
Mrs.  C.  H.  Hook, 
Louis  Dupuy. 

Hardware  Dealers. 
Pollard  &  Co., 
A.  F.  Curtis, 
Samuel  Nash, 
William  Bible. 

Confectionery  Dealers 

A.  A.  Walling. 
Joseph  Newton, 

B.  Shlmberg, 

Mrs.  E.  A.  Mileham. 

Machine  Shops. 
Clear  Creek  F.  and  M.  ('( 
Hall  &  Tlbbltts. 

Banks. 
Bank  of  Georgetown, 
Clear  Creek  County  Banl 

Meat  Markets. 
Jos.  Harvat  &  Co., 
Mills  &  Harvat. 
Schafer  &  Gould, 

Furniture. 

C.  McClellan, 
Henry  Boyer. 

Insurance. 
Henry  Selfrled, 
John  Tom  ay. 

Assay  ers. 
R.  B.  Martin, 
Robert  Neuman. 
Billiard  Parlors  and  Salot 
Nelson  &  Frohra, 
P.  H.  Layden, 
Henry  Goetze, 
Dan.  Golden, 
B.  Agnese, 

Boies,  Ecklund  <feSnyde, 
Holcombe  &  Co., 
James  O'Donnell, 
Fred  Gall, 
John  Sjoqvlst, 
Drelfurst  &  Ebert. 
Fountain  Bros. 

Carpenters. 
David  Duncan. 
Beni  Southgate. 
M.  A.  Harris, 
Louis  Ta.ylor, 
1.  Y  eager. 


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